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Illinois hospital temporarily closes due to flooding
Eldorado, Ill.-based Ferrell Hospital has stopped accepting patients, including in the emergency department, after significant flooding May 8.
800+ California nurses to receive 22.5% pay hike
Members of the California Nurses Association have approved a new labor contract with Washington Hospital Healthcare System in Fremont, Calif.
Bon Secours Mercy Health digs into AI for value-based care
Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health is on a mission to provide better patient outcomes, increase patient engagement and reduce overall operational costs by becoming more efficient. Digital transformation and artificial intelligence are enabling t…
Ascension expects IT outages 'for some time'
A cybersecurity incident has left 140-hospital Ascension with its EHR disabled, some appointments and surgeries postponed, and the expectation that the 19-state health system will operate on downtime procedures “for some time.”
Justice Department forms healthcare competition task force
The Justice Department formed a task force to study monopolies and anti-competitive behavior in healthcare.
Keck Medicine creates nursing institute
Keck Medicine of USC is aiming to promote nurse education and development through a new institute, the Los Angeles-based system said May 9.
What healthcare learned from the Change hack
The February cyberattack on UnitedHealthcare’s subsidiary Change Healthcare affected healthcare organizations across the country as revenue flow was crippled. But what has healthcare learned from the incident?
168 top maternity hospitals, state by state
Newsweek has released its third annual list of best maternity hospitals in the U.S., and 404 hospitals made the ranking.
ER diversions, canceled appointments: Ascension cyberattack fallout continues
Ascension hospitals across the country continued to deal with the fallout of a “cybersecurity event” May 9 involving its St. Louis-based parent system.
CHS sues MultiPlan
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is the latest health system to sue MultiPlan over allegations the data analytics firm conspired with major payers to underpay providers by tens of billions annually.
